#9ba3a8

Color #9ba3a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.85 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ba3a8

RGB

rgb(155, 163, 168)

HSL

hsl(203.1, 7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.1, 7.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 3%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.51, -1.83, -3.57)

LCH

lch(66.51, 4.01, 242.86)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0117, 235.09)

HWB

hwb(203.1, 60.8%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8a09b

Analogous

#9ba8a6

#9ba3a8

#9b9ca8

Triadic

#9ba3a8

#a89ba3

#a3a89b

Split-complementary

#9ba3a8

#a89b9c

#a8a69b

Tetradic

#9ba3a8

#a09ba8

#a8a09b

#a3a89b

Square

#9ba3a8

#a69ba8

#a8a09b

#9ca89b

Shades

Color #9ba3a8 mixed toward black.

#7e888f

#646d73

#4b5256

#32373a

#191b1d

Tints

Color #9ba3a8 mixed toward white.

#acb2b6

#bcc2c5

#cdd1d3

#dee0e2

#eef0f0

Tones

Color #9ba3a8 mixed toward gray.

#9ca3a7

#9da2a6

#9ea2a5

#9fa2a4

#a0a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa7 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9da7 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#9ba6a6 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 4.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9ba3a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ba3a8]

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Frequently asked questions

#9ba3a8 (#9ba3a8) is rgb(155, 163, 168) in RGB.

No, #9ba3a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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